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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
7
A Polk county wide contest for ladies and girls excludes Osceola residents from contestants while allowing voting countywide. Contestants may solicit votes in Osceola and elsewhere. Organizers aim for a short, sharp campaign to canvass Polk county with a closing date announced at least thirty days prior to the end.
A Ladies fine gold watch from G. T. will be awarded to the contestant with the second largest vote total. Ray & Co. sells the watch, and the winner may choose from engraved twenty year cases and a fifteen jewel movement from Elgin or Waltham.
A Cable piano donated by Cable & Sons and F. L. Dunn goes to the contestant with the most votes. The piano is showcased in Dunn’s Osceola store for public testing with Cable’s and Dunn’s guarantees.
A special prize of ten dollars in gold will be awarded to the lady who secures the most new subscribers to the Record during the contest. The prize does not affect eligibility for other prizes. The college is a leading Nebraska institution offering practical business education.
The Record and Nebraska Farmer join in a $1 per year subscription deal. Nebraska Farmer, a leading weekly farm paper from Lincoln, stops when time expires. Subscribers gain both papers for a single year at the discounted rate.
A call invites residents from all parts of Polk County except Osceola to enter a race with no entry fee. Send your name to the Record office to be listed among contestants and receive full participation instructions. The plan promises fair treatment and chances to win prizes for the young women, with emphasis on rallying subscriptions for the Record and Farmer newspapers.
A historical notice describes vote allowances linked to paid subscriptions. Each cent paid on renewal yields four votes, and each cent on a new subscription yields eight votes. Advance payment entitles extra votes: five years fully paid grants 2000 to 5000 extra votes, with larger packages hinted but unclear. The text uses garbled remnants but centers on vote-for-subscription incentives.
Voting cards produced upon subscription money reception may be cast in the ballot box for any contestant before contest close. No ballots will be counted or published until cast. Once placed, ballots cannot be changed and will be securely kept with access restricted to authorized personnel. Each contestant is promised a fair square deal.
The Osceola Record promotes a subscriber drive urging readers to join quickly. Prizes include a piano and prizes from the Record and Nebraska Farmer, with a prize exhibition for inspection and future support.
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